Melbourne City dominant on Y-League's big derby weekend

Sydney FC suffered their first loss of the Y-League season in Round 4 and it came at the hands of their closest rivals.

Western Sydney Wanderers were joined in toasting derby success by Melbourne City, who issued an ominous warning in Conference A.

Meanwhile, in Conference B, four of five teams are locked on six points as the fight for positions intensifies.

Image: Melbourne City

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Classy City cruise past Victory

Moudi Najjar continued his sparkling form by striking twice to help Melbourne City to a comprehensive 4-1 win over Melbourne Victory at CB Smith Reserve.

Najjar – a scorer against Perth Glory last time out – and Connor Metcalfe both notched braces either side of half-time, while Yazid Said added respectability to the scoreline for Victory.

City are now five points clear of their bottom-placed rivals in Conference A.

POST MATCH |

Head Coach @pala_joe gives his thoughts following our 4-1 defeat of @gomvfc in the #YLeague #MelbDerby pic.twitter.com/xQ5AERQHDe

— Melbourne City Youth – LIVE (@MelbCityYouth) December 1, 2018

Wanderers paint Sydney red and black

Western Sydney Wanderers drew level on six points with Sydney FC thanks to Marley Peterson’s first-half penalty in a 1-0 win at Lambert Park on Saturday.

Daniel De Silva, regaining fitness following a hamstring injury, threatened to drag the Sky Blues level, but they were left with their first defeat in three fixtures.

MATCH REPORT | We were in #SydneyDerby action in the Foxtel Y-League on Sunday morning!

Check out our recap of the clash – https://t.co/bSBjquxwwZ #SydneyIsSkyBlue #ComeWithUs pic.twitter.com/Qu7x7Gl3pj

— Sydney FC (@SydneyFC) December 3, 2018

Entertaining Adelaide gather pace against Glory

Adelaide United boosted their goal haul to seven in three games with a 2-1 win over Perth Glory at Marden Sports Complex.

Cooper Nunn’s low drive from a free-kick in the 22nd minute and Zayd Farah’s own goal after half-time ensured the Reds – now the only Y-League’s only unbeaten team – maintained top spot despite Gabriel Popovic’s late consolation.

Another important 3️⃣ points on Sunday ? #AUFC #YLeague pic.twitter.com/37vAW9a5jm

— Adelaide United YT (@aufc_YouthTeam) December 3, 2018

Jets overcome Canberra in Haliti’s maiden hit-out

Newcastle Jets returned from the bye free of lethargy as they comfortably accounted for Canberra United 2-0 on Friday.

Kosta Petratos converted an early penalty, Kent Harrison doubled the advantage off the bench and Mitch Austin was dangerous down the left in a positive first match in charge for Newcastle’s new Y-League boss Labinot Haliti.

Youth team captain, Kieran Hayes spoke this morning about his side's good start to the Foxtel Y-League season.

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— NEWCASTLE JETS FC ✈️ (@NewcastleJetsFC) December 5, 2018